An elderly woman was taken to hospital after she broke her arm while getting off a bus.

The 89-year-old was alighting from a single deck bus at a stop in Oxbridge Lane, Stockton, at about 5.15pm on Wednesday when the incident happened. A Cleveland Police spokesman said: "As the bus moved off, the lady fell to the ground between the bus and the kerb, resulting in her injury." She was taken to the University Hospital of North Tees. Any witnesses are asked to call PC Steve Henderson, of the road policing unit, on 01642 301552.

Blaze probed

A WOMAN put out a fire, believed to have been started deliberately, outside her flat early today. Smoke from the fire, started in cardboard piled up in the hallway in Woodside, Redcar, triggered the flat's smoke alarm. Redcar fire station Watch Manager Paul Colling said: "The smoke alarm did its job and she woke up in time and put the fire out with a bucket of water." A Cleveland Police spokesman said: "It is being investigated."

Musical high

SOUTH Cleveland Heart Fund is holding a night of music and fundraising on Tuesday. The South Bank Brass Band and Wilton Male Voice Choir will perform from 7.30pm in St Claire's Church, Low Lane, Brookfield. Tickets cost £3.